Franklin County was created on June 24, 1811, from the northern third of Hampshire County. It was named for See more

Like several other Massachusetts counties, Franklin County exists today only as a geographic region and has no county government. The Franklin County Commission voted itself out of existence, and all for… See more

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 724.57 square miles (1,876.6 km ), of which 699 square miles (1,810 km ) is land, 25 square miles (65 km ) and (3.5%) is water. Central and southern Fr… See more

At the 2000 census there were 71,535 people, 29,466 households, and 18,416 families in the county. The population density was 102 inhabitants per square mile (39/km ). There were 31,939 housing units at an … See more

• David Dunnels White, Medal of Honor nominee for capturing Major General Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, at the Battle of Sailors Creek, Virginia, April 6, 1865. He was born in Cheshire, Massachusetts, in 1844, and … See more